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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Ace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franky Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Ace to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moreno avoids it.
Ace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreno.
Ace trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno tries to pull guard but Ace won't allow it.
Ace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ace is trying to stall.
Moreno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ace walks away with a smile on his face. Moreno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moreno looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ace keeping control of the position.
Moreno is keen to just control but Ace is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace is doing well to control the position and prevent Moreno from advancing to side control.
Ace is not content to let Moreno control the position.
Ace wants to improve his position but Moreno is controlling well.
Ace is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moreno wants to stand up but Ace has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ace is trying to maintain the position but Moreno is very close to passing his half guard.
Moreno wants to pass the guard but Ace is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moreno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ace sprawls well. Ace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moreno gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Ace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Moreno.
Moreno looks for a takedown but Ace sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace is looking to slow Moreno down with leg kicks.
Ace stuffs the takedown.
Franky Moreno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ace tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnny Ace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreno keeps the fight on the outside.
Moreno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ace.
Moreno tries to clinch but Ace moves away
and Ace counters with a good low kick that Moreno was not able to check.
Moreno misses the shot to the body.
Ace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moreno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ace throws a low kick but Moreno avoids it.
Moreno checks a low kick from Ace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ace closes the distance and clinches.
Ace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ace obliges.
Moreno looks gassed!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ace blocks an elbow strike from Moreno.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moreno takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ace tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno avoids the damage to the body.
Ace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreno.
Moreno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ace just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno is defending well for now.
Ace tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno avoids the damage to the body.
Ace has Moreno pressed against the cage, preventing Moreno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Ace.
Ace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ace stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Ace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moreno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ace has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ace dodges the punch combination from Moreno.
Ace closes the distance and pushes Moreno back into the cage.
Ace stalling in the clinch but Moreno improves position.
Moreno avoiding damage as Ace throws knees to the body.
Moreno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ace is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ace scores a nice knee to the body.
Ace lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moreno is trying to break the clinch but Ace has him pressed against the cage.
Ace tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno is defending well for now.
Ace tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno avoids the damage to the body.
Ace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreno.
Moreno can't break the clinch.
Moreno goes for a takedown attempt but Ace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moreno is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Ace.
Ace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moreno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ace counters with an inside leg kick.
Ace tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moreno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ace moves into range and clinches up with Moreno.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ace lands a nice knee to the body.
Moreno is trying to break the clinch but Ace has him pressed against the cage.
Ace with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ace lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moreno avoids it.
Ace trying to land knees to the body.
Ace just leaning against Moreno, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ace for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Moreno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnny Ace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Moreno.
Ace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ace tries to close the distance and clinch but Moreno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moreno swats away the attempt to clinch by Ace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ace counters with an inside leg kick.
Ace is looking to clinch but Moreno is avoiding it.
Moreno has his takedown stuffed
and Ace counters by moving into the clinch.
Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ace tries a knee to the head but Moreno blocks it.
Ace landing knees to the body.
Ace's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno is defending well for now.
Moreno decides to pull guard.
Ace controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ace slips nicely into half guard.
Ace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moreno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moreno looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ace passes Moreno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Ace dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moreno.
Moreno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ace makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moreno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ace is looking to clinch but Moreno is avoiding it.
Moreno has his takedown stuffed
and Ace counters with a three punch combo that has Moreno backing up. Moreno nods at Ace to acknowledge the strikes.
Moreno blocks a leg kick.
Moreno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ace misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreno throws a lazy head kick
and Ace counters with an inside leg kick.
Ace scores with a one two! Moreno had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moreno looks to clinch
and Ace moves into the clinch.
Ace lands a good knee to the midsection. Moreno won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ace - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ace is trying to stall.
Moreno avoiding damage as Ace throws knees to the body.
Moreno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moreno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ace walks away with a smile on his face. Moreno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnny Ace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Moreno.
Ace rushes Moreno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ace - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ace lands a knee to the body.
Ace is looking to control Moreno's arms but Moreno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ace has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ace - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ace missing with knees to the body.
Moreno tries to pull guard but Ace won't allow it.
Ace with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ace landing knees to the body.
Moreno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moreno can do to turn this around?
Ace moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno is blocking nicely.
Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ace prevents it.
Ace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreno.
Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno has Ace pushed against the cage.
Moreno pulls Ace into guard.
Ace preventing the sweep.
Moreno working for a triangle but Ace defends it easily.
Moreno wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ace tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreno is retaining full guard.
Franky Moreno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Ace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ace is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Ace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ace, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Ace!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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